Assembly mechanism for forming and assembling a neck tie and neck tie and for aesthteic enhancement of the appearance of a neck tie

ABSTRACT

A mechanism for forming and assembling a neck tie including a neck tie formed of three and for enhancement of the aesthetic appearance of a neck tie. The mechanism is a metallic component formed of two pieces and a metallic pin that connects three tie fabric portions together. The neck tie is formed of three fabric pieces that include: (1) the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie around the neck and (3) the body of the neck tie. The mechanism has an upper portion with two side tabs, left and right and a bottom portion with a central tab that connects in between the two side tab portions with a through hole through all of the three of the portions for the insertion of a metallic pin that is soldered at both ends after insertion through the opening of the three tabs. The middle tab is rounded and pivots within a rounded recess between the two upper side tab portions to provide a rotational or pivotal movement of the bottom portion with respect to the upper portion of the mechanism, it he first embodiment the neck tie material is permanently affixed by adhesive material or other known means to the inside of the mechanism. In a second embodiment the neck is removable and replace able form the mechanism and can be adjusted for different lengths depending on the needs of the wearer.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present invention relates to a mechanism for forming and assemblinga neck tie including a neck tie formed of three fabric portions and forenhancement of the aesthetic appearance of a neck tie. In particular theinvention relates to a mechanism that provides a mechanism to assemblethree portions of a neck tie together to be encased in metallicstructure that serves to assemble the three neck tie portions togetherand provide a decorative encasement for the assembled neck tie forwearing. The neck tie is formed of three fabric pieces that include: (1)the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie around theneck and (3) the body of the neck tie. The mechanism is a metalliccomponent formed of two pieces and a metallic pin that connects the tieportions together.

2. The Related Prior Art

U.S. Pat. No. 2,735,105 (Traub) discloses a tie barret. The barretcomprises a sheath 10 in a tapered shape. The tubular sheath has rearside walls 13 and 14. The rear wall 14 is formed with a verticaldisposed tie-entrance slot 15 for the full length of the sheath.Soldered to the rear face of the front wall 13 is a pin 16. The sheathmay be made of sheet metal. The sheath may be ornamental with a jewel.

U.S. Pat. No. 552,818 (Camillo) discloses a neck tie with a clampingpiece formed with two sides and fitted to slide on a neckband. Theneckband passes through channels B1 and B2 formed in the clamping pieceB. The clamping material is made of elastic materials.

U.S. Pat. No. 1,377,902 (McLaren) discloses a locket which has a frontside 2 and a back side 3. A loop 9 has terminals secured to rear section3 of the locket and forms means whereby the locket may be placed upon aribbon 11 and worn as a bracelet. The locket may be made of anymaterial.

SUMMARY

The present invention is for a mechanism for forming and assembling aneck tie including a neck tie formed of three fabric portions and forenhancement of the aesthetic appearance of a neck tie. The mechanism isa metallic component formed of two pieces and a metallic pin thatconnects three tie fabric portions together. The neck tie is formed ofthree fabric pieces that include: (1) the knot of the tie, (2) thestring attaching the neck tie around the neck and (3) the body of theneck tie. The mechanism has an upper portion with two side tabs, leftand right and a bottom portion with a central tab that connects inbetween the two side tab portions with a through hole through all of thethree of the portions for the insertion of a metallic pin that issoldered at both ends after insertion through the opening of the threetabs. The middle tab is rounded and pivots within a rounded recessbetween the two upper side tab portions to provide a rotational orpivotal movement of the bottom portion with respect to the upper portionof the mechanism. In the first embodiment the neck tie material ispermanently affixed by adhesive material or other known means to theinside of the mechanism. In a second embodiment the neck is removableand replace able form the mechanism and can be adjusted for differentlengths depending on the needs of the wearer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of the partial assembled version of a firstembodiment of the invention showing the knot portion and the bodyportion of the mechanism;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 Is a front view of FIG. 1 showing the pin being inserted toconnect the knot portion to the body portion of the mechanism inaccordance with the teachings of the present invention;

FIG. 4A shows the bottom surface of the knot portion of the firstembodiment of FIG. 1 having a recess or groove in the middle flanked oneach side end by rounded protrusions;

FIG. 4B shows the top surface of the body portion of the embodiment ofFIG. 1A having a rounded protrusion in the middle portion with recessesand or grooves on each end side so that the recess of the knot fittinglymates with the protrusion of the body and the protrusion ends of theknot matingly fit within the recesses of the body portion knot and thetwo end protrusions of the body;

FIGS. 5A-5E show different embodiments of connecting mechanisms forconnecting the knot portion of the body portion of the mechanismincluding hinge mechanisms for use on the present invention where:

FIG. 5A shows an embodiment in which the rounded protrusion of knot iswedged into side ends of the top surface of the body portion;

FIG. 5C shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which theside portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are rounded;

FIG. 5D shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which theside portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are V shaped;

FIG. 5E shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which the oneof the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion is roundedand the other is straight edged;

FIGS. 6A-6C show three neck tie design embodiments of the firstembodiment fully assembled with the tie material in the mechanism formedof the knot portion and the body portion and the bow string to tiearound the neck of the user in which

FIG. 6A shows a first design embodiment of a neck tie for the firstembodiment;

FIG. 6B shows a second design embodiment of a neck tie for the firstembodiment; and

FIG. 6C shows a third design embodiment of a neck tie for the firstembodiment;

FIG. 6D shows a fourth design embodiment of a neck tie of the firstembodiment; and

FIG. 7A-7F shows a second embodiment of the mechanism of the presentinvention in which the neck tie material can be removably insertedthrough three bars that close up the back portion of the mechanism andcan be adjusted for length of the tie material.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)

Referring now to FIGS. 1A-7 of the drawings, FIGS. 1A and 1Brespectively show the front and back portion of a first embodiment ofthe present invention illustrating the mechanism 1 for a neck tiematerial 2 where the present invention is formed of three portions, theknot portion 5 of the mechanism, the body portion 6 of the mechanism andthe tie material 2 to be assembled. FIG. 6 illustrates the presentinvention in assembled form. FIGS. 1 and 2 show the upper portion orknot 5 and the lower portion or body 6 of the mechanism 1 for thepresent invention. As can be seen from FIG. 2 the back side of themechanism 1 has openings or elongated oval shaped slits 6 through whichone of the three fabric portions of the neck tie 2 can be inserted, thestring portion 1 as shown in FIG. 6. The upper portion 5 of themechanism 1 also has an opening at that the top for the knot portion 5of the neck tie to be placed and firmly held in place with any knownadhesive material or by snaps located on the tie portions and thereciprocal receiving portions for the snaps located on the interior ofthe upper and lower portions 5, 6 of the mechanism 1. An elastic bowstring is woven through the openings in the knot portion to loop themechanism around the neck of a wearer as seen in FIG. 6. The upper 5 andlower 6 portions of the mechanism 1 is preferably formed of stainlesssteel.

The lower portion 6 of the mechanism 1 is configured to accommodate thebody portion 10 of the neck tie 1 as shown in FIG. 6. In addition thelower portion of the mechanism 2 has on its back surface as seen in FIG.2 a plurality of holes or openings 11 which service to reduce the amountof metal material for the mechanism 1 and to make the mechanism 1lighter.

The upper portion and the lower portion of the mechanism are connectedtogether as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. As can be seen in FIG. 3, the upperportion has two side protrusions 15 that are rounded in curvature. Thelower portion of the mechanism has a protrusion that is located atapproximately the middle of the top of the lower portion and is alsorounded in curvature. The middle protrusion of the lower portion and thetwo side protrusions of the upper portion of the mechanism areconfigured and located so that the middle portion will be located inbetween the side protrusions of the upper mechanism when the upperportion and the lower portion are connected together to each other asshown in FIG. 3. The rounded curvature of the protrusion is preferably3.85 mm in diameter to matingly fit into the recess of the other portionof the mechanism.

FIG. 4A shows the bottom surface of the knot portion of the embodimentof FIG. 2 having a recess or groove in the middle flanked on each sideend by rounded protrusions;

The top surface of the body portion of the embodiment of FIG. 1 has arounded protrusion 20 a in the middle portion with recesses and orgrooves on each end side so that the recess of the knot portion of themechanism fittingly mates with the protrusion of the body portion of themechanism and the protrusion ends of the knot matingly fits within therecesses of the body portion of the mechanism as shown in FIG. 4B.

Different embodiments of connecting mechanisms for connecting the knotportion of the body portion of the mechanism with the knot portion ofthe mechanism are shown including hinge mechanisms for use on thepresent invention In FIG. 5A.

FIG. 5 A shows an embodiment in which the rounded protrusion of knot iswedged into side ends of the top surface of the body portion;

FIG. 5 C shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which theside portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are rounded;

FIG. 5 D shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which theside portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion are V shaped;

FIG. 5 E shows another version of a connecting mechanism in which theone of the side portions that accommodate the rounded protrusion isrounded and the other is straight edged;

FIGS. 6A-6 D show four neck tie design embodiments of the firstembodiment fully assembled with the tie material in the mechanism formedof the knot portion and the body portion and the bow string to tiearound the neck of the user. FIG. 6A shows a first design embodiment ofa neck tie for the first embodiment. FIG. 6 B shows a second designembodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment. FIG. 6C shows a thirddesign embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment. FIG. 6D showsa fourth design embodiment of a neck tie for the first embodiment.

A second embodiment of the mechanism of the present invention is shownin FIGS. 7A-7F in which the neck tie material 2 can be removably placedwithin the mechanism 1 and doesn't need to be adhered to the inside ofthe mechanism 1 and moreover the tie material 2 can be lengthened orshortened based on the needs of the wearer. In this second embodimentthe tie material 2 has a front portion that is inserted under throughthree bars 13, 14 and 15 that close up the back portion of the mechanism1 (see FIGS. 7A-7B). The tie material 2 has two buttons 16 and 17 placedon its back surface of the tie material 2. One button 16 has an opening18 in it center and the other button 16 has a protrusion 19 that issized to fittingly and matingly be insert able in the opening 18 of thefirst button 16 so that the two buttons 16 and 17 snap together. (seeFIGS. 7C-7D). Alternatively snaps can be used to fasten the tie material2 in place. The back of the tie material tie material 2 can be insertedunder all three bars or only one or two bars to change the length of thetie body of the tie material depending on the user's needs (see FIGS.7E-7F).

While presently preferred embodiments have been described for purposesof the disclosure, numerous changes in the arrangement of method stepsand those skilled in the art can make apparatus parts. Such changes areencompassed within the spirit of the invention as defined by theappended claims.

What is claimed:
 1. In combination a mechanism and tie material forforming and assembling a neck tie, comprising: a mechanism comprising ametallic component formed of two portions and a metallic pin; a tiematerial forming a neck tie portion formed of neck tie fabric; said twopieces of said component and said pin connect all said portionstogether; said tie portion including three fabric pieces that include:(1) the knot of the tie, (2) the string attaching the neck tie aroundthe neck and (3) the body of the neck tie; said component includes anupper portion with two side tabs, left and right and a recess in betweensaid two protrusions, a bottom portion with a central protrusion and twoside recesses for connecting with said y protrusions and recess of saidupper portion said protrusions and said recesses of said upper portionand said lower portion when connected having a through hole or openingproviding a through hole for the insertion of a metallic pin that issoldered at both ends of said component after insertion through theopening of the three tabs, said middle protrusion being rounded andpivots within a rounded recess between the two upper side tab portionsto provide a rotational or pivotal movement of the bottom portion withrespect to the upper portion of said component,
 2. The combinationaccording to claim 1 wherein said neck tie body portion is affixed to behoused within an interior of said component by adhesive material.
 3. Thecombination according to claim 1 wherein said lower portion of saidcomponent includes three bars located on an exterior back side of saidlower portion of said component for a front portion of said tie bodymaterial to loop under and a back portion of said tie body material toloop over and connect with said front portion, a back side of said frontportion and a back side of said front portion each having a button, oneof said buttons having an opening and another of said buttons having aprotrusion that matingly fit within each other to lock said tie bodyportion n place with said component.
 4. The combination according toclaim 1 wherein said component is made of metallic material.
 5. Thecombination according to claim 3 wherein instead of buttons snaps securesaid tie material to said component.
 6. The combination according toclaim 1 where said component is formed of stainless steel.
 7. Thecombination according to claim 1 wherein said middle protrusion of saidd lower portion and said recess of said upper portion each have arounded curvature of the of approximately 3.85 mm in diameter tomatingly fit together and provide pivoting of the bottom portion of saidlower portion with respect to said upper portion so that said tieappears to be fluffed upward.
 8. The combination according to claim 1wherein said upper portion has an opening through which said bow stringgores through to attach said bow string to said component.